Video On Demand

"A Transatlantic Pivot to Asia," featuring H.E. Frans Timmermans, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands

May 1, 2014 • 8:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT

In partnership with the Center for Transatlantic Relations, CSIS invites you to attend a conference on A Transatlantic Pivot to Asia

with keynote addresses by

Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Derek Chollet

Thursday May 1, 2014
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
2nd Floor Conference Room
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington D.C.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:00am: Registration and light breakfast

8:30am: Welcome Remarks by

Ms. Heather Conley
Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Europe Program

Dr. Daniel Hamilton
Executive Director, CTR

8:45am: Keynote Address by

The Honorable Daniel Russel
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

9:10am: Panel One:The Geostrategic Consequences of America’s Rebalancing Toward Asia

Moderated by

Dr. Hans Binnendijk
Senior Fellow, CTR

Featuring

Ms. Julianne Smith
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President

Ms. Maryem van den Heuvel
Director, Western Hemisphere Department, Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands

Dr. Victor Cha
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS

Mr. Jeffrey Schott
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

10:30am: Keynote Address by

The Honorable Derek Chollet
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

11:00am: Panel Two: Understanding the Transatlantic Dimensions of a Trans-Pacific Century

Moderated by

Ms. Heather Conley
Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Europe Program

Featuring

Dr. Daniel Hamilton
Executive Director, CTR

Ambassador Michael Schaefer
Former Ambassador to China, Federal Republic of Germany

Dr. Rem Korteweg
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform

Dr. Tim Boersma
Fellow with the Energy Security Initiative, Brookings Institute

12:00pm: Keynote Address by

The Honorable Christopher Hill
Dean of the Korbel School and former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

12:30pm: Lunch

1:00pm: Keynote Address by

His Excellency Frans Timmermans
Foreign Minister of the Netherlands

 

Please join us for a timely discussion on America’s foreign policy rebalancing toward Asia and future prospects for enhanced transatlantic cooperation in the region on the occasion of the release of the Center for Transatlantic Relations’ new book, A Transatlantic Pivot to Asia: Towards New Trilateral Partnerships, edited by Hans Binnendijk (available May 1). At a time when the international community is faced with a number of challenges in Asia ranging from territorial disputes in the South China Sea, an unpredictable regime in North Korea, and the economic rise of China and its neighbors, enhanced transatlantic cooperation in the region is more essential than ever. Both Washington and Brussels have sought to strengthen their relationships with their Asian partners in recent years through a series of bilateral and multilateral initiatives, yet these efforts have been largely uncoordinated. How can Washington and Brussels work more effectively together with their partners in Asia to enhance prosperity, peace, and stability in the region? What lessons can the U.S. and EU draw from their economic and political efforts in Asia thus far? How do the U.S. trade agendas for both the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) work together? How will the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and escalating tensions with Russia impact U.S. policy in Asia? Our panelists will address these pressing questions and highlight the findings of CTR’s latest book.

This event will be ON THE RECORD.

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Victor Cha
Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair

Heather A. Conley